"alfalfa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ælˈfælfə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alfalfa.wav [Southern-England] Forms: alfalfas [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *h₁éḱwos From Spanish alfalfa, from early form alfalfez, from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁eḱ-|*h₁ed-}}, {{l|ine-pro|*h₁éḱwos}} *h₁éḱwos, {{PIE word|en|h₁éḱwos}} PIE word *h₁éḱwos, {{bor|en|es|alfalfa}} Spanish alfalfa, {{m|es|alfalfez}} alfalfez, {{der|en|ar|فصفص|الْفَصْفَصَة|t=alfalfa, lucerne}} Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alfalfa (countable and uncountable, plural alfalfas)
  1. (uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Trifolieae tribe plants Synonyms: lucerne [British] Translations (Medicago sativa): хмачвыкӏ (xmaćʷəkʼ) (Abaza), فَصْفَص (faṣfaṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), ܐܰܣܦܷܣܬܳܐ (ʾaspestā) [Classical-Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), אַסְפַּסְתָּא (ʾaspastā) [feminine] (Aramaic), առվույտ (aṙvuyt) (Armenian), ասպաստ (aspast) (Armenian), люцерна (ljucerna) (Bulgarian), alfals [masculine] (Catalan), 苜蓿 (mùxu) (Chinese Mandarin), 紫花苜蓿 (zǐhuā mùxu) (Chinese Mandarin), vojtěška [feminine] (Czech), luzerne (Dutch), luzerno (Esperanto), sinimailanen (Finnish), alfalfa (Finnish), luzerne [feminine] (French), იონჯა (ionǯa) (Georgian), ალავერდი (alaverdi) [dialectal] (Georgian), Luzerne [feminine] (German), Alfalfa [feminine] (German), אספסת (aspéset) [feminine] (Hebrew), lucerna (Hungarian), alfalfa m4 (Irish), erba medica [feminine] (Italian), アルファルファ (arufarufa) (Japanese), ルーサン (rūsan) (Japanese), ムラサキウマゴヤシ (murasaki uma-goyashi) (Japanese), モクシュク (mokushuku) (Japanese), тхьэкӏищ лӏэужьыгъуэ (tḥɛkʼiś lˢʼɛwuźəğʷɛ) (Kabardian), царһс (tsarğs) (Kalmyk), waȟpé pȟeží (Lakota), mēdica [feminine] (Latin), лу́церка (lúcerka) [feminine] (Macedonian), таримал царгас (tarimal cargas) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), tłʼoh waaʼí (Navajo), lûzèrne [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), یونجه (yonca) (Ottoman Turkish), فصفصه (fisfisa) (Ottoman Turkish), سپست (sipist) (Ottoman Turkish), یونجه (Persian), اسپست (espest, aspest) (Persian), Alfalfa [neuter] (Plautdietsch), lucerna [feminine] (Polish), alfafa [feminine] (Portuguese), lucernă [feminine] (Romanian), люце́рна (ljucérna) [feminine] (Russian), lucerna [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lucerka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), alfalfa [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lucerna [feminine] (Slovak), alfalfa [feminine] (Slovak), lucerna [feminine] (Slovene), alfalfa [feminine] (Spanish), mielga [feminine] (Spanish), blålusern [common-gender] (Swedish), alpapa (Tagalog), yonca (Turkish), módra šlinčina [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), lucerna [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), بېدە (bëde) (Uyghur), spagna [feminine] (Venetian), alffalffa [masculine] (Welsh), לוצערן (lutsern) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-alfalfa-en-noun-uOZi6Geg Disambiguation of Trifolieae tribe plants: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'Medicago sativa': 100 0
  2. (countable) A type or breed of this plant. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-alfalfa-en-noun-t8Bo6htO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Alfalfa, alfalfa butterfly, alfalfa caterpillar, Alfalfa County, alfalfa weevil

Inflected forms

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          "word": "erba medica"
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          "word": "царһс"
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          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "waȟpé pȟeží"
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          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "tarimal cargas",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
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          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "tłʼoh waaʼí"
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          "roman": "yonca",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "یونجه"
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          "roman": "fisfisa",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "فصفصه"
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          "roman": "sipist",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "سپست"
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          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
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          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
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          "word": "lucernă"
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          "roman": "ljucérna",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
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          "word": "люце́рна"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "yonca"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "bëde",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "بېدە"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "lutsern",
          "sense": "Medicago sativa",
          "word": "לוצערן"
        }
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        "(countable) A type or breed of this plant."
      ],
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        "countable"
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    "English nouns",
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    "English terms derived from Spanish",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ed-",
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      "word": "alfalfa butterfly"
    },
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      "word": "alfalfa caterpillar"
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    {
      "word": "Alfalfa County"
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      "word": "alfalfa weevil"
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        "(countable) A type or breed of this plant."
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      "ipa": "/ælˈfælfə/"
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      "code": "abq",
      "lang": "Abaza",
      "roman": "xmaćʷəkʼ",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "хмачвыкӏ"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "roman": "ʾaspestā",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Syriac",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ܐܰܣܦܷܣܬܳܐ"
    },
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      "code": "arc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Jewish Aramaic"
      ],
      "roman": "ʾaspastā",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אַסְפַּסְתָּא"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙvuyt",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "առվույտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aspast",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "ասպաստ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ljucerna",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "люцерна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alfals"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mùxu",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "苜蓿"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zǐhuā mùxu",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "紫花苜蓿"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vojtěška"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "luzerne"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "luzerno"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "sinimailanen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "alfalfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luzerne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ionǯa",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "იონჯა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alaverdi",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "ალავერდი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Luzerne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alfalfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "aspéset",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "אספסת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "lucerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "alfalfa m4"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erba medica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "arufarufa",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "アルファルファ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rūsan",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "ルーサン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "murasaki uma-goyashi",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "ムラサキウマゴヤシ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mokushuku",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "モクシュク"
    },
    {
      "code": "kbd",
      "lang": "Kabardian",
      "roman": "tḥɛkʼiś lˢʼɛwuźəğʷɛ",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "тхьэкӏищ лӏэужьыгъуэ"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "tsarğs",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "царһс"
    },
    {
      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "waȟpé pȟeží"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mēdica"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lúcerka",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лу́церка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "tarimal cargas",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "таримал царгас"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "tłʼoh waaʼí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lûzèrne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yonca",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "یونجه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "fisfisa",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "فصفصه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sipist",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "سپست"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "یونجه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "espest, aspest",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "اسپست"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Alfalfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alfafa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucernă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljucérna",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "люце́рна"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alfalfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alfalfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "módra šlinčina"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lucerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alfalfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mielga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blålusern"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "alpapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "yonca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "bëde",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "بېدە"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spagna"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alffalffa"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "lutsern",
      "sense": "Medicago sativa",
      "word": "לוצערן"
    }
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}
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  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "alfalfa",
  "trace": ""
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  "called_from": "translations/611",
  "msg": "suspicious translation with ' m4': {'lang': 'Irish', 'code': 'ga', 'sense': 'Medicago sativa', 'word': 'alfalfa m4'}",
  "path": [
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